PMGH Dental Services

PMGH Dental Services

PMGH Dental Division is an integral part of PMGH Medical Services and provides essential Oral Health Care Services to the population of NCD, Central, Gulf Provinces and referrals from Provincial Hospitals throughout the country. As the Level 6 Hospital in PNG; Dental Division also provides several specialist Oral Health Care Services.

PMGH Dental Clinic is located within the Gabriel Griss Memorial Dental Facility at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS – UPNG) campus.

The PMGH Dental Services offers a general Dental Outpatient Clinic, three Specialist Dental Surgeries and a Dental Prosthetic Laboratory.

The Dental Clinic also offers intra-oral and an OPG diagnostic x-ray services.

SERVICES OFFERED AT PMGH DENTAL CLINIC

  1. Dental Outpatient Clinic
    The Dental Outpatient Clinic offers general dental examinations, receives consultations and referrals, tooth extractions, tooth restorations, periodontal services and other general dental complaints.
  1. Dental Specialist Services
  • Oral Surgery (OMF)
    This unit is headed by a specialist Oral Surgeon. Oral surgery services have 2 components; a day clinic and an inpatient unit.
    The day clinic caters for examinations, reviews, consultations and minor oral surgical cases. The inpatient unit offers major oral surgical services including oral cancer, tumours and traumas.
  • Dental Prosthetic Services
    This unit is headed by a Prosthodontist. Currently, it offers only removable acrylic Dentures (partial and complete Removable Dentures). With upgrades of facility and equipment; more specialist services will be offered soon.
  • Dental Advanced Restoration Services
    This unit is headed by an Endodontist. This unit caters for advanced restoration cases including endodontics, post and core, veneers and complex crown restorations.
  • Periodontal Services
    This unit is headed by a Periodontist. This unit caters for periodontal complaints and also works with prosthodontists and oral surgeons offering holistic dental management for certain cases.
  • Orthodontic Services
    This unit is headed by an Orthodontist. This unit offers essential orthodontic services for children and adults.
  • Dental Public Health Services
    This unit is headed by a specialist Dental Public Health Dentist. This caters for outreach programs with partners. A School Dental Health Program will commence soon to include schools in NCD.

These services are offered by PMGH Dental Division. With the support of PMGH Management; Dental Division should expand its specialist services in the near future.

DENTAL TREATMENT FEES FOR PUBLIC & PRIVATE PATIENTS

TREATMENT DESCRIPTION PUBLIC FEES (PGK) PRIVATE FEES (PGK)
CONSULTATION & ROUTINE DENTAL PROCEDURES
Consultation/Review 5.00 200.00 Pending
Extraction 10.00 350.00 +
Sedative Dressing 15.00 250.00
Non-Citizen/Private Clinic Referral 50.00 same as consultation fee Pending
Clearance Fees
DENTAL X-RAY
Intra-Oral 5.00 100.00
Extra-Oral HOSPITAL FEE HOSPITAL FEE
OPG 100.00 150.00
OPERATIVE & COSMETIC DENTAL PROCEDURES
Filling/Amalgam per tooth 30.00 150.00
Filling/Composite Simple per tooth 45.00 300.00
Filling/Composite Complex per tooth 60.00 400.00
Filling/Glass Ionomer per tooth 30.00 300.00 -400.00
Dentin-Pin Composite Filling 70.00 500.00 – 600.00
Fissure Sealan per tooth 20.00 200.00
Veneer per tooth 200.00 600.00
Tooth Whitening/Bleaching of teeth 400.00 1500.00
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY PROCEDURES
Pulpotomy per tooth 50.00 600.00
ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES
Root Canal Treatment Anterior Tooth 150.00 1500.00
Root Canal Treatment Premolar Tooth 200.00 1800.00
Root Canal Treatment Molar Tooth 350.00 3000.00 +
Apexification 400.00 400.00
Hemisection/Root Amputation 200.00 400.00
Replantation of tooth 200.00 300.00
ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Extraction simple 10.00 200.00
Extraction surgical 30.00 600.00
Extraction of Impacted tooth 100.00 800.00
Minor Suturing/Biopsy 50.00 100.00
Closed Reduction External Fixation 200.00 1000.00+
Open & Closed Reduction Internal 300.00 Quotation after
Interdental Wiring/Splinting 150.00 1200.00
Splinting composite 100.00 500.00
Major Operations Under GA Quotation after examination
OMF Review 2.00 20.00
PROSTHETICS/FALSE TEETH PROCEDURES
Acrylic Partial Upper 100.00 1500.00 +
Acrylic Partial Lower 100.00 1500.00 +
Acrylic Full Upper 1500.00 5000.00
Acrylic Full Lower 150.00 5000.00

*fees subject to change.